Hello! Earlier this evening while hiking at Highbanks, my wife and I were surprised to first hear and then see seven Common Terns flying relatively low over the biggest loop of the pet trail. They were flying southwest and then they banked around to the northwest right over our heads. Luckily, I had my IPod of bird songs with me and was able to confirm the calls as Common Terns. Other birds observed included about a dozen female and immature Baltimore Orioles in one tree, three Orchard Orioles mixed in with the Baltimores, three Kingbirds (one fledgling being constantly fed by a fly-catching parent), several Eastern Wood Pewees (some surprisingly calling from trees out in the open in the fields), two Scarlet Tanagers, one Yellow Warbler, and a Cowbird fledgling following around a female Common Yellowthroat begging for food. Also, saw 2 immature Cooper's Hawks near the Adena Mound. Presumably, these are two of the four that fledged from a nest in the old section of the pet trail near the park entrance. Two nights ago, I heard a pair of Great-Horned Owls hooting back and forth from a ravine near the Dripping Rock Trail deck that overlooks the pet trail area. This is the first time I've heard or seen GHOW's at the park since early this year. Directions to Highbanks are at _www.metroparks.net_ (http://www.metroparks.net) or can be accessed on the OOS web site. Rob Lowry Powell, Ohio **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823322x1201398723/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]